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[Pages:44]Medical Decision Making
Jen Godreau, BA, CPC, CPMA, CPEDC
Director of Development & Operations
jenniferg@ February 2012
What's he thinking?
What Is the Table of Risk?
1 of 7 tables in the 1995 and 1997 E/M Documentation and Coding Guidelines.
1 of 3 preliminary tables that you can use along with the problem categories table and the type of data table, to determine the level of decision-making
Table of Risk
Why Should I Use the Sheets?
support for your physician's code selection check your physicians' levels
Watch out: You might have to use a different audit tool for some carriers.
TrailBlazer (Medicare Part B carrier for Texas, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware) has developed its own counting system
How Does Risk Tie Into MDM?
Medical decision-making (MDM) is comprised of:
1. Number of diagnoses or management options 2. Amount and/or complexity of data to be reviewed 3. Risk of complications and/or morbidity or mortality
physician must meet or exceed 2 of the 3 elements
How Should I Evaluate Type?
You can't read your physician's mind
They can help you see what was involved by completely documenting the process
include all diagnoses and any suspected problems or concerns, including rule-outs
Don't overlook: You won't code the rule-outs, but documenting them shows a more involved MDM type.
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